The worst damage to a beam I've ever seen:
https://www.facebook.com/myTDOT1/photos/pcb.10155364440987551/10155364440352551/?type=3&theater (https://www.facebook.com/myTDOT1/photos/pcb.10155364440987551/10155364440352551/?type=3&theater)
Multiple Posts on TDOT Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/myTDOT1/ (https://www.facebook.com/myTDOT1/)
"The truck was not properly permitted to be on any middle Tennessee area roadways."
From a TDOT press release....
Quote from: Brooks on April 28, 2018, 10:58:35 AM
They'll probably pull construction crews off current jobs in Memphis just to fix this because somehow "Nashville is more important" .
I'm sure they'll do whatever it takes to get it reopened ASAP. That said, I'd bet that the lead time for a replacement steel beam will be longer than that required for the AASHTO beams at the W. T. Sherman Bridge. I wonder if they'll go for something else instead.
^ Doubtful. TDOT press conference yesterday suggested they'd keep traffic on the existing bridge and replace the beam instead of the whole bridge. They'll be able to keep 2 lanes on the bridge once restriping is done this weekend...they just won't have shoulders until the permanent repairs are completed.
Quote from: Brooks on April 28, 2018, 10:58:35 AM
They'll probably pull construction crews off current jobs in Memphis just to fix this because somehow "Nashville is more important" .
There's the matter of an emergency fix to an existing road vs. a normal construction project. I think that qualifies as a good reason.
Quote from: froggie on April 28, 2018, 07:41:44 AM
"The truck was not properly permitted to be on any middle Tennessee area roadways."
From a TDOT press release....
That's a little lampshading there....
He's overheight. So, by definition he wouldn't be legal on any roadway without a permit. he probably just didn't realize he was over based on the height he was told the vehicle was (probably was to be hauled with the tires flat OR removed).
Every state allows overheight/overweight trucks to some degree, but they must be permitted and have a specific route designated before travel. This guy was permitted through western Tennessee, but not the Nashville area.
Word around here that the hauler is a Kentucky company with a history of such incidents.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 30, 2018, 11:33:45 AM
Word around here that the hauler is a Kentucky company with a history of such incidents.
Wow. I bet they are going to get a really big bill from TnDoT. :popcorn:
And they should. Every state DOT has a unit that recovers for road damage, from taking out a few feet of guardrail to something like this.